What color is #C09BAA?

#C09BAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09BAA?

The RGB value is 192, 155, 170: 192 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09BAA?

The complementary color is #9BC0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09BAA color

#C09BAA rgb(192, 155, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C09BAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (192, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#C09BAA color codes

HEX	`#C09BAA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, 16.18, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 16.39, 350.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.715, 37.553, 43.126)`
Decimal	`12622762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09BAA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C09BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C09BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09baa; }
.text { color: #c09baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09baa, #c09f9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C09BAA?: #C09BAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09BAA?: The RGB value is 192, 155, 170: 192 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09BAA?: The complementary color is #9BC0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.